About the Club
Origins of the club
The Basel Dragons Running Club began in April 2009 and has been growing fast ever since. The ‘club’ actually started out when Martin, who was coaching a friend of a friend, posted an ad on the English Forum to see if anyone else would like to come along. The response exceeded all expectations, and thanks to this excellent forum, a steady stream of newcomers have been joining the group each week and even returning with friends and colleagues. The average weekly turnout is now 30 – 40 people.
Where do we meet?
The group meets every Monday and Thursday evenings under the Wettsteinbrücke (Münster side) at the entrance to the Dragon Runner changing rooms. These first-rate facilities were kindly made available to us by Francois, the President of Basel Dragon Boat Club. Thank you Francois for letting us hire the premises at such a reasonable rate and thereby helping us get the club up and running.
Levels
The club caters to every level - from people who have never run before, to people who used to run and want to get back in shape, through to advanced runners. We have 3 groups going out each week.
The Beginners group, jog over a short distance. The coaches’ aim is to motivate newcomers and give them plenty of advice and encouragement.
The Intermediate group, run 30 to 40 minutes at a jogging pace.
The ‘Faster’ group, run around 40 minutes and cover 7 to 8k.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction!
In recompense for our efforts, we are always happy to return to the club house where we have access to secure, comfortable changing rooms, piping hot showers and last but not least, a great bar area where we always stop behind for a couple of cold beers and get to know each other.
We also go out for food after running, on the last Thursday in every month (normally Noohn’s)
Membership
Basel Dragons running could possibly have the cheapest club membership in Switzerland, at only 15 chf per month!
Upcoming races
We are planning a number of races this year, from 10k races to half marathons. Keep watching this website or ask the coaches at the club for more details.
The Senior coaches are:
Martin Holt
Senior Coach and Founder
Originally a semi-professional rugby player in the UK, Martin switched to running after a long-term injury and qualified as a UK athletics/running coach through the Leeds Dragons running club (yes more Dragons!). Here he worked with all levels of runners, from absolute beginners to some of the UK’s top cross country runners. After 8 years of coaching, he came to work in Basel and in his free time, worked for one season as a sprint coach for Basel Young Boys athletics club.
Mark Swift
Senior Coach and Co-founder
Experienced in all levels of running, from 10ks to Marathons, he also served for a number of years in the army.
For all other staff members, please see the staff photo’s on the task bar.
Where do we meet?
The group meets every Monday and Thursday evenings under the Wettsteinbrücke (Münster side) at the entrance to the Dragon Runner changing rooms. These first-rate facilities were kindly made available to us by Francois, the President of Basel Dragon Boat Club. Thank you Francois for letting us hire the premises at such a reasonable rate and thereby helping us get the club up and running.
Levels
The club caters to every level - from people who have never run before, to people who used to run and want to get back in shape, through to advanced runners. We have 3 groups going out each week.
The Beginners group, jog over a short distance. The coaches’ aim is to motivate newcomers and give them plenty of advice and encouragement.
The Intermediate group, run 30 to 40 minutes at a jogging pace.
The ‘Faster’ group, run around 40 minutes and cover 7 to 8k.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction!
In recompense for our efforts, we are always happy to return to the club house where we have access to secure, comfortable changing rooms, piping hot showers and last but not least, a great bar area where we always stop behind for a couple of cold beers and get to know each other.
We also go out for food after running, on the last Thursday in every month (normally Noohn’s)
Membership
Basel Dragons running could possibly have the cheapest club membership in Switzerland, at only 15 chf per month!
Upcoming races
We are planning a number of races this year, from 10k races to half marathons. Keep watching this website or ask the coaches at the club for more details.
The Senior coaches are:
Martin Holt
Senior Coach and Founder
Originally a semi-professional rugby player in the UK, Martin switched to running after a long-term injury and qualified as a UK athletics/running coach through the Leeds Dragons running club (yes more Dragons!). Here he worked with all levels of runners, from absolute beginners to some of the UK’s top cross country runners. After 8 years of coaching, he came to work in Basel and in his free time, worked for one season as a sprint coach for Basel Young Boys athletics club.
Mark Swift
Senior Coach and Co-founder
Experienced in all levels of running, from 10ks to Marathons, he also served for a number of years in the army.
For all other staff members, please see the staff photo’s on the task bar.
